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Wednesday 9 September 2026
Samsung turns to Japan for packaging edge, narrows HBM gap with SK Hynix

Samsung Electronics has opened an advanced packaging research center in Yokohama, bringing development work closer to Japanese suppliers...

Wednesday 9 September 2026
Kioxia rules out deeper SK Hynix ties, resists further NAND price hikes

Kioxia has ruled out deeper manufacturing ties with SK Hynix while resisting another round of aggressive NAND price increases, leaning...

Wednesday 9 September 2026
Thailand pauses 49 data center projects
Thailand has suspended construction on 49 data center projects while stressing that it is not trying to "close the door" to investment. The move comes as the government works to draft...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Asia Vital revenue hits record as US CSP ASIC server demand climbs
Asia Vital said August 2026 revenue rose to NT$512 million, up 29.10% year over year, as shipments of ASIC servers to a US cloud service provider customer continued to increase. The...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Axcelis to build new Korea manufacturing site in US$35 million expansion
Axcelis Technologies plans to invest US$35 million in a new semiconductor equipment manufacturing facility in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, a move that could help strengthen global chip...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
China's AI computing plan targets sixfold growth, 100,000-card clusters
China is accelerating the large-scale deployment of AI computing infrastructure. On September 7, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released its 15th Five-Year...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Samsung-led EUR3B funding round nearly doubles Mistral's valuation
French AI startup Mistral has raised EUR3 billion (US$3.5 billion) in a funding round led by Samsung Electronics, nearly doubling its valuation as the company seeks to strengthen its...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
OpenAI taps Firmus for Malaysia data center capacity
OpenAI has signed a multi-year agreement with Australian AI infrastructure developer Firmus for dedicated computing capacity at two data center sites in Malaysia, becoming an anchor...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
LCD supply could tighten by 2028 as Taiwan sells its fabs to chipmakers
LCD panel supply could tighten around 2028 as Taiwan manufacturers exit the segment faster than expected, while China uses profits from LCD to ramp OLED investment. The shift is being...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
US chip tariffs raise stakes for Samsung, SK Hynix's US memory plans
South Korea and the US are discussing semiconductor investments in the US as part of broader bilateral negotiations, bringing US chip tariff policy closer to the investment decisions...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
US chip investment push puts ownership at center of Korea's $200 billion deal

A US push for additional Korean semiconductor manufacturing investment has entered bilateral negotiations just as the first project under...

Tuesday 8 September 2026
ViTrox rides AI demand, expands Taiwan push as Malaysia semiconductor base grows
After several years away from SEMICON Taiwan, Malaysia-based inspection equipment maker ViTrox returned to the show this year and has already confirmed plans to exhibit again next...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
SK Hynix weighs Gwangju investment as Yongin buildout continues
SK Hynix is considering accelerating investment in South Korea's planned Gwangju semiconductor cluster so that development proceeds alongside its ongoing Yongin buildout, rather than...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Taiwan and Saxony start building the talent pipeline behind TSMC's German fab
TSMC's investment in a fab in Germany's Free State of Saxony has drawn close attention from across Europe. Eva Ins Obergfell, Rector of Leipzig University, one of Germany's leading...
Monday 7 September 2026
South Korea secures US$2B from Air Products, Axcelis, Corning, Pacifico Energy to bolster supply chains
Four major US technology companies have committed a combined US$2 billion to investments across South Korea's semiconductor materials, equipment, and clean energy sectors. The move...